Shellfish Steam Recipes

"I know that many advocate using seasoning and boiling crab legs, but I like the simplicity of the naturally sweet and rich flavor of crab legs that have been steamed. Using a two-piece pasta pot with the strainer portion as a steamer insert works well to perfectly steam crab legs. I always serve clarified butter for dipping the crab meat."

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Ingredients: snow crab legs, water...

"This recipe is easy to make and great to eat so many different ways. Perfect in the Summer time with a great glass of Iced Tea."

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Ingredients: mayonnaise, onions...

"These barbecued mussels are a great way to start a meal. Easy, fast and tasty."

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Ingredients: fresh cilantro, hot pepper flakes...

"Bay scallops are very firm with a delicate, sweet flavour. Bay scallop meat is about 1/2" diameter (about 70-90/lb). Always look for scallops with a cream colour and firm meat."

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Ingredients: fresh dill, jumbo pasta shells...

"This is far from a gourmet recipe but something quick and tasty I came up with after I threw something similar together recently and found the juices from the scallops falling into the water added to the flavour. What I was really thinking initially was just less washing up! But anyway just a nice simple dish for one or two you can change to suit your..."

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Ingredients: noodles, garlic, lemon juice...

"I'm posting this for myself but also to share with others who, like me, might have been intimidated by the lovely looking bags or packages of frozen crabs and lobsters. I found such a bag today, of king crab legs, that I couldn't resist buying because of the low sale price. Luckily for me, this was at my favorite fishmonger shop, Burhop's, in Glenview,..."

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Ingredients: lobsters, crab...

"This shrimp has a wonderful flavor! This is a recipe I adapted from Nina Simonds' book "A Spoonful of Ginger". Prep time includes marinading time. ***Note: there is 2 tablespoons of ginger in this recipe. If ginger is not to your taste, then I suggest you move along :)"

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Ingredients: cilantro, fresh ginger...

"A simple shellfish recipe"

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Ingredients: cream, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is a wonderful dish to serve with any meal, or as an appetizer for a holiday meal. The addition of parsley and lemon slices as a garnish will compliment the red color of the shrimp for that festive appearance. This is sure to be a hit with seafood lovers!"

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Ingredients: fresh parsley, horseradish...

"Wonton is one versatile noodle dumpling. You can serve them as appetizers, have them in soup or as part of a Chinese meal. Serve with a little sweet & sour sauce (unless you are putting them in your soup) They freeze well (before cooking them) so you can do ahead"

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Ingredients: dried Chinese mushrooms, garlic...

"A wonderful way to prepare fresh crabs. Especially fun if you add some iced cold beer for drinking while you pick crab meat. This recipe is meant for use with live crabs. If they're cleaned first, the meat is exposed and it will be entirely too spicy."

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Ingredients: water, live blue crabs...